Installing b2evolution CMS on MXLinux Latest

b2evolution is a free, open-source content management system (CMS) that can be used to create and manage blogs or websites. It's a powerful and user-friendly CMS that provides a lot of features, such as easy installation and configuration, multiple users and blogs management, flexible collection management, and extensive plugin support. In this tutorial, we'll show you the steps to install b2evolution CMS on MXLinux Latest.

Prerequisites

Before we start the installation process, we need to make sure that MXLinux is up-to-date and has all the necessary components to host b2evolution. To do so, we must execute the following commands:

# sudo apt update
# sudo apt upgrade

Now, verify that Apache and MySQL are installed by running the following commands:

# sudo apt install apache2 mysql-server

Make sure you have PHP 7.3 or higher installed on your system:

# sudo apt install php7.3 libapache2-mod-php

Once all the necessary components are installed, we can proceed with the installation of b2evolution.

Downloading b2evolution

Go to the b2evolution download page at https://b2evolution.net/downloads/ and download the latest stable release.

Alternatively, you can use the following command to download the latest release to your system:

# wget https://github.com/b2evolution/b2evolution/archive/refs/tags/latest.zip

Use the following command to unzip the downloaded file:

# unzip latest.zip

Setting up MySQL for b2evolution

Before creating a database for b2evolution, create a new user and give them privileges to access it. Use the following commands to do so:

# mysql -u root
MariaDB [(none)]> CREATE USER 'newuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
MariaDB [(none)]> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON *.* TO 'newuser'@'localhost';
MariaDB [(none)]> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
MariaDB [(none)]> exit

Now, create a new database for b2evolution and give the new user all privileges to access the database. Use the following commands to do so:

# mysql -u newuser -p
MariaDB [(none)]> CREATE DATABASE b2evolution;
MariaDB [(none)]> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON b2evolution.* TO 'newuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
MariaDB [(none)]> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
MariaDB [(none)]> exit

Installing b2evolution

Firstly, move the b2evolution directory to the web server directory:

# mv b2evolution-latest /var/www/html/b2evolution

Now, set the correct ownership and permissions for web access:

# chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/b2evolution
# chmod -R 755 /var/www/html/b2evolution

Configuring b2evolution

Next, navigate to the b2evolution directory in your web browser by visiting http://localhost/b2evolution/.

The initial page will prompt you to configure the installation. Click on the "Start installation process" button to proceed.

Follow the on-screen instructions to set up b2evolution:

1. Set the language you prefer to use.
2. Enter the site name, the server, the email address, and the administrator login details.
3. Select the database type and fill in the necessary details for the MySQL database we created earlier.
4. Confirm the database settings.
5. Configure the SMTP server settings for sending email.
6. Install the necessary plugins for b2evolution, and you are done.

After following the steps above, you should be able to log in as the administrator and start using b2evolution.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we saw how to install b2evolution CMS on MXLinux Latest. We showed how to download and set up b2evolution on the web server, as well as how to configure the installation process. Now, you can create and manage your blog or website using b2evolution.

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